Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607) vs S14 (S3407)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 140-191% higher FPS
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S14 (S3407)
- Easier to carry: weighs 280 grams less (around 0.62 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (109.1 vs 138.7 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.67 kg (3.68 lbs) | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357 x 250.7 x 15.9-17.9 mm 14.06 x 9.87 x 0.63-0.7 inches |
315.2 x 223.4 x 15.9-17.9 mm 12.41 x 8.8 x 0.63-0.7 inches |
| Area | 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) | 704 cm2 (109.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.9% | ~80.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook S16 (S3607)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Vivobook S14 (S3407)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 225 grams | 216 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 14 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 130T | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 35 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 1.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 28 | 12 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 1.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 574 | - |
| Solar Bay | 13131 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
| Loudness | ~87.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Vivobook S16 (S3607):
- The Snapdragon model comes with integrated LPDDR5X memory at 8448 MHz, while the Intel version uses slower DDR5 at 6400 MHz and includes one SO-DIMM slot for upgrades.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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